Welcome to our stop on the Quilts Made Modern blog tour! Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr, from FunQuilts and Craft Nectar, team up once again in Quilts Made Modern. The book includes 10 new projects focused on a modern approach to quiltmaking, with lots of great information about color theory, fabric selection, and elements of design. Bill designs patterns, while Weeks walks readers through the design process with her clear instructions and advice. As a team they’ve produced a beautiful variety of patterns, ranging in complexity to guide and challenge both beginning and experienced quilters.

Weeks is offering up a FREE pattern for the Hopscotch Pillow on the chair in the quilted Birds on a Wire project photo below, just for Sew,Mama,Sew! readers. (Aren’t those birds amazing?!) The pillow accommodates a standard insert; Weeks writes that although she made the pillow for the shoot, she fell in love and it now rests happily on her sofa!

Hopscotch Pillow as styled with Birds on a Wire quilt inQuilts Made Modern by Weeks Ringle & Bill Kerr

Download your free Hopscotch Pillow Pattern, and comment on today’s post for your chance to win a copy of Quilts Made Modern (US readers only for a physical book– International winners can receive an eBook.). Tell us about quilting… Do you quilt? Do you want to learn? Are you already a huge fan of Bill and Weeks and their work?! Are you joining in our Modern Block of the Month? Do you love a “modern” quilt aesthetic? The topic is quilting!

Visit Craft Nectar for the book tour schedule, and be sure to stop by on the final day when Weeks and Bill give away additional prizes, including a quilt kit and two 1/2 hour Skype sessions to answer any questions quilters have about projects or techniques.

423 Responses to Quilts Made Modern Free Project + Giveaway

I am just starting to quilt, and I love the pattern on the front of this book. It looks like something I could do, even though measuring and cutting accurately still scares me. Thanks for the chance to win it!

I’ve only made a few quilts, very novice and basic, but I am always admiring the more complex, modern designs. I would be more willing to spend the time and considerable effort involved if I could make something so beautiful!

Hey, I’m new to quilting! I’m very excited about my first project which will be signature quilt for my wedding guests to sign. I got enaged recently and getting a copy of the book would be another fab bit of news!

Thank you for this pattern! yes, I quilt (and sew other things too). I would say my style it a hybrid between traditional and modern in that I love the modern fabrics and I often find the symmetry of many traditional blocks & quilts appealing. That said, I love unique quilts with artistry.

I am a quilter who currently spends more time planning and dreaming of sewing than actually sewing… except for playing and sorting my fabric… A bit too much procrastinating… time for a new book.. hopefully!

I’m onto my third quilt top in the last year, about to finally finish the second one (shop quilted it for me, tonight I’m going to attach the binding). I do it when I can, when the hubby allows me a night off with the girls. Lovin’ it!

Thanks for the pillow pattern. I am a novice to sewing and learning to sew by following several awesome craft & sewing blogs. And now I’m getting addicted to quilting blogs, I so badly want to sew a quilt for my baby girl and this book has awesome projects.. crossing my fingers

I have always been in love with traditional quilts but I find I am drawn to the simplicity of the new modern quilts. The simple design and the use of color fascinate me. I hope I win so I can try out this new direction!

I am a quilter and proud of it! I’m part of Nashville’s newly-minted Music City Modern Quilter’s Guild, and I love it! The first things I ever sewed were from quilter’s cottons, and through the years I haven’t quite gotten over how fabulous they are. But modern is definitely my m.o. Thanks for the chance to win!

I have done some very simple, modified quilts with my step-mom as presents – they were sort of our calling card for several Christmases! But I’d love to learn more complicated techniques than just alternating blocks of fabric. I’m in Kappa Delta and what I’d really love to be able to do is make a quilt for the house that’ll be passed on long after I’ve left the chapter!

I have recently started quilting, with a very basic squares pattern, I am hand piecing and also planning on hand quilting it. This pattern looks quite simple, however has a huge amount of wow factor, and would be easy to make bigger or smaller. I love it, thank you!

Thank you for the free download! Once my sewing machine makes it’s way back to me from our storage in Oklahoma (in Arizona now) I’m sooo making it! Or three… This will be my first real attempt at quilting. I’ve been bitten by the crafting bug, and quilting is my new niche to tackle, thanks to my lovely grandma (RIP Grandma Lockhart!).

I’m addicted to quilting…and I’m currently obsessed with solids…I love the idea of using solids to make traditional quilt patterns…I’ve just finished collecting 30 different fabrics for a monochromatic log cabin quilt in yellows of different values!!!

actually oday has been my first patchwork class with my girls, i work with teen moms in brazil and a voluntary teacher is teaching them so they can make stuff at home while baby sleeps, got to learn some new things myself too!!!

Thanks for the pillow pattern. Can’t wait to make it. I’ve been quilting seriously for the past three years, although I’ve been sewing for years. I love seeing the modern twist on the traditional practice of quilt making.

I’ve been quilting for 10 years. I’m not sure how that happened! Anyway, I started by using patterns and then bought the EQ5 program to do the math and color variations for me. Since then I have designed many quilts and have moved from the traditional to more modern lines. Though much of my stash is still very traditional so it is a challenge. The book looks great and the pillow pattern is wonderfully straightforward. Thanks!

I’ve been sewing for almost 60 years, but quilting for only 2. I love the creativity of quilting. I didn’t know about quilt patterns or look at any for the first year. It was such a growing experience.

I am a new quilter, but I am hooked!!! I love modern patterns becuase of the clean lines and the unexpected play with color. I am still learning and would love to have this book to teach me more! Just found your blog, and I love it!!

I’m new to quilting and I love the modern aesthetic. It’s so crisp, clean, and cheerful. I’ve only done 2 very scrappy quilts from old baby clothes and grandpa clothes for one of my family’s friends. So as I’ve been sucked into the addicting world of quilting, I have fallen in love with modern quilts. I can’t wait until I can start my very own quilt.

I’d love to win some skype time with Weeks and Bill! I already have their book, so if I won a copy, it would make a great gift for a special quilting buddy. Bill and Weeks have really influenced how I think about quilting.

I dabble in quilting, mainly because I have trouble finishing an actual bed-size piece! But I’ve made some fun and cherished baby quilts, and am really loving the modern and light patterns I’m seeing lately. The book looks fabulous!

I’m enamoured with quilting lately – I’d love to start with such a neat book. I think quilting can conjure up such old images as grannies and floral prints that it it refreshing to see this tide of MODERN aesthetics.

I started quilting at the beginning of this year, and have made 13 quilts already. I love the modern quilt aesthetic and have found the most wonderful modern quilting shop in Londonderry, VT to stock up on all my supplies. This book looks wonderful!

I am an intermediate quilter and I love to try new techniques (well, new to ME, anyway.) I’m a sucker for online quilt alongs, and am currently in my fifth one! I’ve been itching to try some of the patterns in this book. Thanks for the opportunity to win!

Thanks for the great giveaway. Funny, I just got this book out of the library and have been perusing it today. It has some very lovely quilts. I quilt and sew, the more I do I realize that I really do love quilting and patchwork more than anything else. I make toys and clothes for gifts and for my son but when I do something just for me I always go back to patchwork and quilting.

I quilt since 2000, taylor/sew since early seventies. Do not use patterns for quilts, but I do use spreadsheets to figure out designs and measurements. Love the FunQuilts Studio for the design concepts. Used their “big idea” method more than once. They make a great team!

I love these authors – I have their first book and Plain Spoken is one of my favorite quilt patterns. Thanks for the chance to win their latest offering. I love the clean lines and graphic nature of “modern” quilts.

I have been a quilter forever but that is why this book is so appealing! I do not want to make quilts that look as though they were designed for the bicentennial (1976) but would rather make timeless quilts, and that is what this book seems to be doing!

I’m in the middle of my second quilt, and have been stuck there for years! I got a new sewing machine for Christmas, so that helps (the old one wasn’t working), now I just need to make the time to finish it.

I’ve been quilting for about 10 years now. I tend to like modern style quilts, and often make modern quilts or quilts with traditional blocks with fabrics with more of a ‘modern’ feel. Thanks for the pattern!

YES I am an experienced quilter…loving the modern vibes!! Haven’t heard about these authors…thanks to you and your awesome BLOG/SHOP I have now! What I really like looking at this book preview is the possible motivation to get me INSPIRED and ready to start a new project!! Thanks again for your great STUFF!!

i have made 2 quilts so far and love it, 1 for keeps and 1 as a gift. it is an amazing powerful beautiful thing to make your 1st quilt and wrap yourself in it right when it comes out of the dryer. somehow any minor imperfections in that first quilt just melt and away!

also, i am very interested in the modern BOM but i do wish we could get 2 blocks per month rather than just 1

I am a huge fan of Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr. My copy of Modern Quilt Workshop is well loved and I’m excited to see their latest book. I find their work so inspiring and their patterns very easy to follow.

I’ve just taken the leap and invested in a rotary cutter, acrylic ruler and cutting mat. Now all I need is the inspiration and know-how so I can put these tools to good use! Quilts Made Modern looks like just the thing to get me cracking! Modern quilting, here I come!!! Please keep me in mind for the e-book…. Thanks!

Thank you for the pattern. I love the modern look of this simply pillow pattern as with all the quilts in the book. I especially love the look of the one on the cover!!! Looks like new pillows for the couch soon :). Would love to own an ebook copy – then I could make a matching quilt!!

I’ve been quilting for years. I love the way the modern quilting movement has opened new doors for creativity. The world of quilting just gets better and better, whether you are traditional, modern, or both.

I’ve made a couple baby quilts for gifts, and am now hooked! I want to learn more free motion techniques and eventually learn how to design my own. I could really use some guidance and fresh inspiration, so this book would be perfect!

Those are beautiful. I especially love the birds!
I made up two of the first BOM squares, which I’ve incorporated into the back cushion of a chair that I’m hoping to redo the cover for. Really enjoying all the lovely things you post, and would love to own a copy of this book.

I love everything about quilting! I like finding the right pattern, the perfect fabric, the piecing/applique, the quilting, and the binding. Best of all though is using them whether they’re wall sized or bed sized.

The book looks like it’s full of neat patterns and photos, and I’d sure like a chance to win a copy. Thanks!

I am sort of new to quilting, three years or so, but have been sewing since I was about 10. I seem to lean towards the more modern quilts, especially those with larger blocks to piece. Can’t quite get the hang of some of those 2 inch blocks. I am a fan of Bill & Weeks and love their work. Just finished my first ‘wonky nine patch’ quilt and did all the steps myself — piecing, straight line quilting — binding!

I love Weeks and Ringle. Their book, the Modern Quilt Workshop was a tremendous inspiration to me–I still need to finish my Love Beads Quilts. I would recommend any of their books to beginners because they do such a great job of walking through the steps.

I’m newish to it, but I love making quilts! My favorite part may be choosing the “next” quilt, though. This book is actually at the top of my wish list these days! I’m really fascinated by modern quilts and just discovered Sew Mama Sew’s modern block of the month a few days ago and I’m thinking of joining! I can’t wait to check out the pattern for the pillow!

I’ve just taken up quilting and have started with a set of placemats, my first free motion quilting experiment! I love the clean lines of the modern quilt blocks and am looking forward to the rest of the Modern Block of the Month posts! Thanks for the pattern and the chance at a spiffy book!

I’m a sloooowwww quilter. I’ve made one baby quilt and one big quilt. I finished the baby quilt because it was a gift, but the other is for me…. so the bigger one is ready for quilting and binding, and has been forever. Someday soon – at least I hope so.

I started quilting about a year ago. My family was staying with my in-laws for a couple of months while we were in the process of a big move and with three other quilters in the house, I just got hooked.

I have not quilted before, but have just had my sewing machine serviced so I can give it a try! I’ve been inspired by so many blogs with gorgeous modern colours and textures, yet in designs that seem quite simple for beginners… I can’t wait to start picking out fabric!

OMG Thank you for the cute pattern, I love the quilt on the cover. I’ve been thinking of making one like the one on the cover. I do enjoy quilting, after awhile a change from half-square triangle would be a blessing. I love to have the chance to win the book. I do enjoy their work! Thank you so much for a chance.

I’m a quilting newbie and I LOVE it so far. It is a great creative outlet and being able to use something you make is such an amazing feeling. I really LOVE modern quilts and have had this book on my wishlist. I can’t wait to see it in person!

I love the modern quilt looks. Just sent my first one off to be quilted-want to do a modern one for my living room in seascape colors! I’m a novice for sure, but learning tons as I sew and rip out seams-about equal parts at this time!!!

I have been quilting since 2005, when I took a class at the Smithsonian to relax from government law practice. I am a huge fan of Bill and Weeks and their work. They treat quilters with the respect we deserve.

I fell in love with stippled quilts a few years ago while perusing your site and since then have finished one quilt top. I have dreams of making lots of quilts when time and $ allow. This book looks beautiful!

I made a few quilts several years ago, but then stopped quilting because the traditional was just not what I wanted. I have rediscovered quilting again and am LOVING the modern quilt! I am doing the Modern Block of the Month and am in a “bee” that starts in August. Such fun

Thanks for the pattern. Are the lovely birdy hangings on the wall quilted as well? Or are they felted? I don’t know if you know, but thought I would ask. I can’t tell from the photo, but they are lovely as well!

I learned to quilt more than 30 years ago, but was away from it for (too) many years. I always knew I would get back to quilting and as I have been quilting over the past couple of years, I find myself more and more drawn to modern quilt designs, especially the designs in Quilts Made Modern and other designs I have seen by this creative team.

Love ‘The Modern Quilt Workshop’…Weeks and Bill have such a great design + color sense. When I get stuck when chosing a color palette for a quilt, I often refer to the book for a bit of help. Their designs are so clean and fresh…in my opinion, they have the ‘modern’ design aesthetic down pat!

I’m a beginning quilter and feel more comfortable working on “modern” quilts. I do plan to participate in the BOM Club and think a copy of Bill and Weeks’ book would be a good addition to my growing library of all things sewing! Thanks!

I love these blog hop give-a-way contests! Not only do I get to dream about getting a free book, I get to visit new-to-me blogs and even a few favorite blogs that I’ve seen before! Thanks for hosting this give-a-way today!

I made one “non-modern” quilt block about four years ago and it’s still sitting my drawer with the rest of the fabric for the quilt. The modern aesthetic appeals to me much more, and I am currently making plans my first modern quilt.

That pillow is so cute! It’s definately going on my project list. That book looks great too. I’ve been thinking about getting back into quilting and have been on the hunt for more modern non-traditional quilt patterns.

I love quilting and lately have been getting more interested in the modern quilting style. Such clean lines, and such beautiful colors and fabrics! I would love to have this book for guidance and inspiration.

I am a beginner quilter and have made a quilt for a wedding gift and a baby quilt for my grandchild…I am hoping they will both be heirlooms. I am a very visual person though and love looking for new quilting ideas through this media. I hope my gifts are enjoyed as much as I enjoy making them…

Now I can say I quilt. I just begun two some months ago but I do quilt (also free motion quilting). I am interested in the monthly blocks because I want to learn so much. I think I’m not the very traditional type of quilter but maybe also not the very modern. But I like to see what you have planned. Maybe I’ll try some of the blocks out for my sampler quilt I’m planning.
Thanks for the free pattern.

Thanks for a chance to win an awesome giveaway! And the pattern! I am just getting my feet wet in the world of quilting. This book would def. enhance my quilting skills! I have been following along with the Modern Block of the Month. I am loving all the inspiration! I just finished a Dr. Seuss Chevron quilt top for my youngest sons soon to be big boy room. Now to baste, quilt, and bind!I started with a disappearing nine patch for my oldest son and have been hooked ever since. Fingerscrossed!!!

I am a daughter and grand daughter of quilters, with one (traditional) quilt that’s been on my stand, half quilted, for a few years now, and I am really looking forward to getting into more modern designs. I love, love love modern quilts these days and have never tried my hand at piecing, only the quilting itself. I’ve got two toddlers who’ve each gotten simple tied quilts, but my head swims with half-baked designs for “real” quilts – the next level, so to speak.

I’ve been a fan of Bill and Weeks since I saw their beautiful Spice Market quilt on the cover of American Patchwork and Quilting magazine. Love, love, love their designs. And after following them on their blog, I love their hearts too.

Love your blog! I’m going to download the pattern right now … I’ve been sewing a table runner today as a gift for a friend so I’m in the mood to try something new! Maybe the book will give me some inspiration! Thanks!

I loved their previous book, The Modern Quilt Workshop, and read it cover to cover in one sitting. So, yes, you could say I was a huge fan! I definitely gravitate to quilts with more geometric shapes and solid/bright colors, so their quilting esthetic is perfect for me. Thanks for the chance to win their book!

Ooh, I love modern quilts!!! The traditional quilting styles aren’t my thing, but the newer, modern styles are RIGHT up my alley.

Today I am actually cutting up the fabrics to make my first ever quilt, eep! I have made a T-shirt quilt but nothing like this before. I’m sort of making up my own design based on the fabric I have on hand so I’m hoping it works out okay!!!

In any case it’s for my son’s 2nd birthday so I’m sure he will love it!

I have made a number of quilts, most of them for new babies. As my tastes have shifted more towards a modern aesthetic, I’ve slowed down on the quilting b/c I didn’t like the traditional “quilt” look as much, but these designs are getting me going again for sure. I especially love the birds on a wire…

I’ve been quilting off an on over the last 20 years. Mostly I make baby quilts for my friends and colleagues. I want to expand my repertoire to include full sized bed quilts, especially one for my sister featuring applique images of her dog.

Oh what fun, thank you! I consider myself a beginner quilter but have already made four for my children and a half way through one for myself. And I crave more!! Thank you for the lovely project pattern.

I am new to quilting… I started my first quilt, got the blocks cut out, but that’s as far as it’s gotten… things are too busy right now. I’m hoping I can get back to it in the fall. This book looks awesome! I love the quilt on the cover! Thanks for a chance to win!

Thank you so much for this giveaway! I’m a new quilter, and it is quickly becoming one of the great passions of my life. I love the balance of creativity and order quilts have. Plus, it is so nice to cuddle with a beautiful quilt

I’ve never come across Bill and Weeks before and love something new to discover. I’ve just this afternoon received a Go!Baby so am looking forward to getting more quilting done, quicker! thanks for the giveaway

I have been a quilter since my teens,so 30+ years. I usually make traditional or replica type quilts but recently been doing more modern designs. I have seen the “Quilts Made Modern” book at my local library and would love to have my own copy! Thank you for the free pattern!

We’re in the process of building a house where I will actually have a sewing space that is not the dining room table. I am so excited! Learning to quilt is one of the 1st things I want to do when I finally have the space set up.

I have been quilting since I was ~12-13 years old. I am really into modern quilts these days and have to see this book! I can’t wait to see what other blocks there will be for the block of the month, but I don’t want a ‘sampler’ so I guess I’ll wait to see them all before I decide what quilt I want to make.

I have been quilting for awhile and although I like traditional patterns I like to have modern interpretations or new patterns to make esp for the high school kids that I give quilts to as a graduation presents.

I took a class a few years ago, but the traditional patterns aren’t my style, so I haven’t made a quilt. I’m so glad to see modern designs for quilts out there–now I don’t have any excuse! I get the RSS feed so I can follow, and maybe even make, the blocks in the QAL. The book sounds like the perfect way to start!

This is perfect!!! I have been looking at a way to expand my sewing to include quilting vintage fabrics with new techniques. Both of my grandmothers were quilters and I want to pass this tradition on to them. Can’t wait to make the pillow

Been sewing for 40 years but quilting for 3 months! Coming from Pennsylvania, I thought all quilts had to look “old fashioned”. Now I know better! I can stop experimenting and sewing!! I get books from the library but they are not all modern. This book would be great!!!

I am just starting out learning to quilt. I am about to finish my first one. It was a learning experience! I really like the look of modern quilt blocks. I joined BOM so I hope to keep up with continuing to learn about quilting! So, I would love this book but the pillow pattern is great too! Thanks.

Beautiful pillow! And those birds! Thanks for sharing. I have made a few quilts through brute force, with no training and before internet tutorials existed, but I am interested in learning some helpful tricks.

I love Bill & Week’s modern style of quilting. I have been quilting for many many years and gone through many styles and am enjoying the new modern look! Thank you so much for the pattern. The birds are beautiful!

It cannot be said that I quilt, or that I physically quilt, but in my mind… Oh, in my mind I quilt the most beautiful quilts you can imagine. I’m a quilt procrastinator, I should say. Maybe that book would definitively launch me into “real” quilting.

Been quilting for years, and seem to have my own aesthetic, but I do enjoy the modern quilting I’m seeing around. My love of quilting was piqued by the juxtaposition of amish quilts in all their brilliance, and the fussy wonderful-ness of sampler and Victorian quilts.

I’m a quilter and have been for over 10 years. I usually work with reproductions but I’m drawn to the color and design of modern as well. I’ve been very interested in this new book by Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr because I want to make quilts for my sons who are in their 20’s. I know the projects in their book would be fun for me to make and the boys would like them.

I’m pretty new to quilting but I would like to call myself a confident student Learning from mistakes are actually a great way to learn and master new techniques. I really like modern quilts. I’m planning a project using only solid fabrics, perhaps I’ll try som fabric combos on that pillow case pattern. Awesome blog, by the way!

I have been seriously contemplating starting to quilt. I’ve been doing some research and am trying to decide on a good beginner pattern. It seems very intimidating to me – but I know once I get passed those first few steps of starting, I’ll probably love it.

I don’t quilt but have been thinking, dreaming and planning for it for over a year now. So many bloggers inspire me but I have yet to take the plunge – despite purchasing books, fabric and reading every tutorial I can find. This book looks so amazing – thank you so much for the free pattern and for the fun giveaway!!

i heart Ringle and Kerr. The Modern Quilt Workshop was the book that really made me want to learn to quilt and my very first quilt was Outside the Box from that book. it took me forever to finish that quilt but i learned so much from it.

Yes I’m joining the modern bom. I love block of the month stuff but hate the extra charges so it’s perfect for me. Plus no shipping!!! I have loved their stuff for quite some time. Thanks for sharing and giveaway!

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